EP1210398B1 - Double-fired horizontal tube heater - Google Patents

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EP1210398B1
EP1210398B1 EP00959166A EP00959166A EP1210398B1 EP 1210398 B1 EP1210398 B1 EP 1210398B1 EP 00959166 A EP00959166 A EP 00959166A EP 00959166 A EP00959166 A EP 00959166A EP 1210398 B1 EP1210398 B1 EP 1210398B1
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    • C10PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; FUELS; LUBRICANTS; PEAT
    • C10GCRACKING HYDROCARBON OILS; PRODUCTION OF LIQUID HYDROCARBON MIXTURES, e.g. BY DESTRUCTIVE HYDROGENATION, OLIGOMERISATION, POLYMERISATION; RECOVERY OF HYDROCARBON OILS FROM OIL-SHALE, OIL-SAND, OR GASES; REFINING MIXTURES MAINLY CONSISTING OF HYDROCARBONS; REFORMING OF NAPHTHA; MINERAL WAXES
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  • the present invention relates to double-fired heaters having a radiant heat exchange tube supported in horizontal lengths by a tube support, and more particularly to such a heater having design features that simplify replacement of the tube and tube support.
  • At least one heat exchange tube which carries a process fluid (liquid or gas), is heated by combustion from two opposing sides of the tube in a radiant section of the heater.
  • This invention relates to a subclass of such heaters, which will be referred to as “horizontal tube heaters,” in which the tube (or tubes) winds back and forth in horizontal lengths to form a coil panel (or panels). The coil panel is supported within the radiant section by tube supports.
  • Horizontal tube heaters are used in such processes as “cracking" ethylene dichloride (EDC) into vinyl chloride for use as fibers and plastics (such a heater is referred to as an EDC furnace), vaporizing sulfur in petrochemical applications, heating coking feedstock, and the like.
  • EDC ethylene dichloride
  • One example of a horizontal tube heater, used for heating coking feedstock is illustrated in U. S. Patent No. 5,078,857, to Melton.
  • convection section in addition to the radiant section.
  • convection section which is employed downstream and at a higher elevation than the radiant section, a convective tube coil (or coils) is exposed to a flow of hot exhaust from combustion in the radiant section.
  • the tube and tube supports are subjected to harsh operating or environmental conditions. These conditions can lead to significant corrosion, and wear and tear on the tube and supports, requiring the tube and/or supports to be periodically replaced--typically after five to ten years of service. In a typical horizontal tube heater, the replacement of the tube and/or supports is an onerous task.
  • U.S. Patent No. 3,384,053, to Fleischer teaches a double-fired heater with an offset chimney.
  • a tube coil is top-supported by hinged supports, which are suspended from the heater structural framework and extend into the heater through small openings through the heater roof. The openings are preferably closed around the support with cement.
  • the heater taught by Fleischer appears to suffer from the same tube-replacement drawbacks as most horizontal tube heaters.
  • the horizontal lengths of tube have to be cut into sections and removed longitudinally, one section at a time, through a door in a furnace end wall. The sectioning, lowering and removal of tube lengths located at higher elevations in the heater can be difficult and somewhat hazardous.
  • the replacement tube has to be inserted into and assembled inside the furnace in a similar manner. Further, because it has not been practical to replace the tube supports without dismantling the tube or cutting apart the tube support, the task is still onerous even if only a tube support needs replacement.
  • the coil supports suspend from a longitudinal track (located above the furnace chamber between the exhaust ducts) down through a slot (parallel to the track) in the furnace chamber roof and into the furnace chamber.
  • the roof slot is normally closed around the supports by hinged closures, the inner surfaces of which are formed of refractory material.
  • Another slot which is also normally closed by a hinged closure with a refractory inner surface, is provided in the end wall.
  • vertical tube heaters which utilize tubes arranged in vertical lengths instead of horizontal.
  • the construction features, applications and maintenance needs of vertical tube heaters are quite different from horizontal tube heaters, and, therefore, much of the discussion herein will not apply to vertical tube heaters.
  • the vertical tube lengths are supported individually from outside the radiant section by a system of linkages and counterweights. Generally, no support members are employed within the radiant section of the heater.
  • the vertical lengths are typically longitudinally inserted and removed. Due to the orientation of the tube lengths, they are typically inserted and removed through small openings provided in the roof of the radiant section.
  • My invention addresses the foregoing needs in the art by providing a horizontal tube heater in which the tube coil panel can be removed and replaced as a unit, and in which the tube supports preferably can be individually and independently removed and replaced.
  • my invention in one aspect, relates to a heater which includes a radiant section having a wall and a roof, the roof having a longitudinal opening.
  • a radiant heat exchange tube is disposed in the radiant section, and the tube has an inlet and outlet through which a process fluid can be carried respectively into and out of the radiant section.
  • the tube between the inlet and outlet is arranged in generally horizontal tube lengths.
  • a plurality of burners is provided, at least two of the burners being disposed on opposing sides of the tube.
  • a plurality of tube supports are releasably positioned at longitudinal intervals along the tube lengths and define tube seats on which the tube lengths rest. The tube and tube supports are liftable as a unit through the longitudinal opening of the roof of the radiant section.
  • the tube lengths are substantially parallel and substantially aligned vertically, and each tube support includes a generally vertical stanchion.
  • the tube lengths are also preferably substantially aligned with the longitudinal opening of the roof of the radiant section.
  • Each tube support can include a generally vertical stanchion and a plurality of support arms, the support arms defining the tube seats and being releasably fastened to the stanchion.
  • each tube support is releasably suspended within the radiant section from above the tube lengths.
  • Each tube support can be laterally restrained below the tube lengths.
  • each tube support has an upper end which extends through the longitudinal opening of the roof.
  • Each tube support can further include a shoulder affixed to the upper end of the stanchion so as to be located above the radiant section, wherein the tube support is suspended from the shoulder.
  • a bridge support member can be removably secured across the longitudinal opening of the roof of the radiant section, wherein the shoulder seats on the bridge support member in order to suspend the tube support.
  • the heater can include a convection section containing a convective heat exchange tube.
  • the convection section is typically above and offset horizontally from the tube.
  • the heater includes a pair of the radiant sections; a pair of the tubes, one tube disposed in each radiant section; a pair of sets of the burners, one set of burners being disposed in each radiant section; a pair of sets of the tube supports, one set of tube supports being disposed in each radiant section; and a pair of convection sections, each convection section being operatively connected to a different one of the radiant sections and located above and offset horizontally from the tube disposed in the connected radiant section, the pair of convection sections being disposed adjacent to one another.
  • a heater in another aspect of my invention, includes a radiant section having a wall and a roof, the roof having a longitudinal opening.
  • a radiant heat exchange tube is disposed in the radiant section.
  • the tube has an inlet and outlet through which a process fluid can be carried respectively into and out of the radiant section.
  • the tube between the inlet and outlet is arranged in generally horizontal tube lengths, and the tube lengths are substantially parallel and aligned vertically to form a coil panel that is generally aligned with the longitudinal opening of the roof of the radiant section.
  • a plurality of burners at least two of which are disposed on opposing sides of the coil panel, are provided.
  • a plurality of tube supports are releasably positioned at longitudinal intervals along the tube lengths.
  • the tube supports include generally vertical stanchions and support arms extending from the stanchions, wherein the tube lengths rest on the support arms so that the tube support supports the coil panel.
  • the coil panel and tube supports are liftable as a unit through the longitudinal opening of the roof of the radiant section.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional front elevation of such an EDC cracking furnace 1.
  • the furnace 1 has a radiant section 10 and, in a preferred embodiment, a convection section 20.
  • At least one heat exchange tube 30 forms a coil panel 32 which winds in horizontal lengths back and forth through the radiant section 10.
  • the coil panel 32 is supported within the radiant section 10 by a plurality of tube supports 40, which are spaced along the horizontal lengths of the tube 30 and define tube seats on which the tube 30 rests.
  • the radiant section tube 30 carries a process fluid (i.e., liquid or gas) from its inlet 34 to its outlet 36 through the radiant section 10.
  • the tube inlet 34 is located above the tube outlet 36.
  • the principles of my invention apply equally to other arrangements, such as bottom-to-top process fluid flow.
  • the radiant section 10 also includes a plurality of burners 50, some of which are preferably elevated on a burner platform 52.
  • the burners 50 provided on either side of the coil panel 32, heat the coil panel 32 (and the process fluid flowing through the radiant section tube 30).
  • the convection section 20 of the furnace 1 is employed downstream (in terms of combustion gases) of and at a higher elevation than the radiant section 10.
  • a set of convective tube coils 22 is exposed to a flow of hot exhaust from combustion in the radiant section 10. The exhaust flows out of the convection section 20 via stack 60.
  • FIG. 2 a schematic sectional side elevation of the furnace 1 illustrated in FIG. 1, shows that the radiant section 10 includes a bottom 11, walls 12 and a roof 14, all of which are lined with suitable refractory material 16. It can be seen that this embodiment of the furnace 1 actually comprises two substantially identical furnaces 1a, 1b, arranged back-to-back. The benefits of this arrangement will be discussed later.
  • the horizontal radiant tube 30 lengths are "stacked" substantially vertically in the coil panel 32.
  • the convection section 20 is offset horizontally from the coil panel 32.
  • a longitudinal opening 18, through which the coil panel 32 can fit vertically as a unit, is provided in the roof 14 of the radiant section 10. This combination of features permits the coil panel 32 to be installed or removed as a prefabricated unit through the longitudinal opening 18 in the roof 14 of the radiant section 10.
  • any structural bracing 70 that is located above the radiant section 10 is removably fastened (i.e., bolted, pinned, or the like) in place. This permits the removal of the structural bracing 70 during coil panel 32 insertion/removal. Because the coil panel 32 insertion/removal will not be carried out either during furnace 1 operation or during severe weather, the furnace 1 will not be compromised by the temporary removal of the bracing 70.
  • the tube supports 40 are suspended from above. Because the tube coil panel 32 is top-supported, it is a relatively straightforward operation to transfer the weight of the tube coil panel 32 to a crane or other lifting mechanism. Thus, this top-supported design is well suited for installation and removal of the tube coil panel 32 as a unit in a substantially vertical direction through the longitudinal opening 18. As a practical matter, because the tube supports 40 are top supported, the most efficient manner to lift and remove the coil panel 32 is by utilizing the tube supports 40. Thus, the tube supports 40 and coil panel 32 can be prefabricated and installed as a unit through the longitudinal opening 18 in the radiant section roof 14. Of course, the longitudinal opening 18 must be sized to accommodate such a coil panel assembly.
  • top-supported construction of the tube supports 40 provides additional advantages.
  • One major advantage arises from the principle that the same weight can be supported by a column having a much smaller cross section if that column is in tension rather than compression.
  • top-supported tube supports 40 can be reduced significantly in size, yet with increased durability, in comparison to comparable supports that are bottom-supported. Given the expense of the high alloy steels that must be used in the radiant section 10 of such a furnace 1, the reduced cross section and increased lifetime of the tube supports 40 can lead to significant cost savings.
  • the reduced size and weight of the tube supports 40 further facilitates installation and removal of the coil panel 32 through the longitudinal opening 18.
  • the tube supports 40 should be constructed, as described below, so as to permit one of the tube supports 40 to be removed and replaced through the longitudinal opening 18 while leaving the coil panel 32 in place in the radiant section 10 of the furnace 1. This will greatly reduce the time and expense incurred in replacing a worn tube support 40. Because the tube supports 40 are by design redundant (i.e., able to carry the load of the coil panel 32 in the event of failure of any one of the tube supports 40), the coil panel 32 can temporarily be supported by the remaining tube supports 40 while one tube support 40 is removed and replaced.
  • Each tube support 40 preferably comprises at least one vertical stanchion 42, from which extends a plurality of support arms 44 that define the tube seats on which the tube 30 lengths of the coil panel 32 are supported.
  • the stanchion 42 can take any suitable form, well known in the art, such as an I-beam, C-channel, or the like, but is preferably tubular in shape, and is most preferably centrifugally cast, so as to better maintain structural integrity and strength in the severe furnace conditions.
  • the arms 44 are preferably removably attached to the stanchion 42. By detaching the arms 44 from the stanchions 42, the stanchions 42 can be lifted straight up through the longitudinal opening 18 in the roof 14 of the radiant section 10 without disturbing the coil panel 32. This permits the stanchions 42 to be individually removed and replaced while leaving the coil panel 32 intact and in place in the furnace 1.
  • FIGS. 2 and 4 One embodiment of the tube support 40 is shown in FIGS. 2 and 4.
  • a pair of parallel, tubular stanchions 42 is disposed on either side of and supports a single coil panel 32.
  • a plurality of rungs 44a extending between the stanchions 42, bears the weight of the coil panel 32.
  • FIG. 2 only illustrates the rungs 44a at the top and bottom of the stanchions 42, but in actuality the rungs 44a will be employed along the entire length of the stanchions 42.
  • the rungs 44a can take any suitable form, such as solid rectangular bars or hollow tubes, but are preferably solid round bars.
  • the stanchions 42 and rungs 44a are formed of suitable materials.
  • the stanchions 42 (and preferably the rungs 44a) should be formed of steel alloy containing chrome and/or nickel, preferably at least 25% chrome and/or 20% nickel.
  • One suitable alloy is HK40, an austenitic stainless steel.
  • Other materials well known to those in the art, having like or superior thermal strength properties can be employed. In applications having more severe temperature or load conditions, higher alloys may be required.
  • the thicknesses of the stanchions 42 and rungs 44a will depend upon such factors as the height and weight of the coil panel 32, and can be readily determined by those in the art.
  • the rungs 44a are removably attached to the stanchion 42.
  • each rung 44a extends through opposing holes in each stanchion 42.
  • Cotter pins 46 for example, can be provided at each end of the rung 44a to maintain it in place.
  • the rungs 44a can be fastened to the stanchions 42 in other ways, such as threaded nuts or welded washers. As noted, providing removably attached rungs 44a permits the stanchions 42 to be individually removed and replaced through the longitudinal opening 18 in the roof 14 of the radiant section 10 without removing or dismantling the coil panel 32.
  • the stanchions 42 are preferably suspended from above. It is preferred that whatever structure is employed for primary load-bearing support be located outside the radiant section 10, because the high temperatures in the radiant section 10 can lower the yield strength of the materials used to bear the load. It is also preferred that the stanchions 42 be supported in a manner that permits withdrawal of the coil panel 32 and/or stanchions 42 when desired. Thus, I prefer that each stanchion 42 in operation extend out through the longitudinal opening 18 through which the coil panel 32 can be removed, and that the primary load-bearing support of the stanchion 42 be provided on the portion of the stanchion 42 that is above the longitudinal opening 18. FIGS. 3-5 illustrate a preferred arrangement for achieving this.
  • a shoulder 80 is affixed to the stanchion 42 at or near its upper end.
  • the shoulder 80 should extend transversely in at least two, opposing directions from the stanchion 42.
  • the shoulder 80 can take many forms, such as a collar or pin at the end of the stanchion 42, but in the preferred embodiment the shoulder 80 is a pair of opposing lug assemblies 82 that are welded to the stanchion 42.
  • each lug assembly 82 comprises a vertical stiffener 84 and a horizontal plate 86 at the base of the stiffener 84.
  • the illustrated vertical stiffener 84 is a triangular plate, two edges 84a, 84b of which are welded to the stanchion 42 and the horizontal plate 86, respectively.
  • the horizontal plate 86 has a radius edge 86a that is also welded to the stanchion 42.
  • the support surface can be provided by rails 90 that define the edges of the longitudinal opening 18 through which the stanchion 42 extends.
  • the rails 90 are far enough apart so that longitudinal opening 18 is wide enough to permit the entire coil panel assembly (i.e., the coil panel 32 and stanchions 42) to pass therethrough.
  • the shoulder 80 would have to be able to support the stanchion 42 (and coil panel 32 carried thereby) through a considerable moment arm. Therefore, it is preferred that the support surface be provided closer to and on each side of the stanchion 42.
  • each bridge support member 92 is a C-shaped channel, open away from the stanchion 42.
  • One leg 92a of the channel rests on the rails 90 at either edge of the longitudinal opening 18, and the opposite leg 92b of the channel provides the support surface for the lug assemblies 82.
  • the stanchions 42 are preferably laterally fixed at their top and bottom. At their top, this can be accomplished by bolting the lug assemblies 82 to the bridge support members 92, and bolting the bridge support members 92 to the rails 90. At their bottom, the stanchions 42 can be held steady by guide pins 48 that fit into tubular guide holes 49 at the bottom 11 of the radiant section 10 of the furnace 1, as shown in FIG. 6. The guide pins 48 are free to slide longitudinally in the guide holes 49, thereby permitting thermal expansion and contraction while restraining horizontal movement. This arrangement also readily permits the stanchions 42, either carrying or separated from the coil panel 32, to be lifted away from the bottom of the furnace 1.
  • the stanchions 42 be restrained laterally as the tubes 30 expand and contract, the relative movement of the tubes 30 will impart frictional forces on the tube supports 40.
  • the materials and thicknesses of the tube supports 40 should be selected so as to withstand these frictional forces, as will be readily apparent to those in the art.
  • closure plates 94 with insulated undersides.
  • a pair of closure plates 94 are shaped to fit around each tube support 40, and can be spliced together by any suitable means, such as bolting flat bars across their interface 94a.
  • the closure plates 94 can be bolted to the underside of the bridge support members 92.
  • the lug assemblies 82, bridge support members 92, and closure plates 94 can all be formed of suitable structural steel, such as ASTM A36 structural carbon steel.
  • the lug assemblies 82, which carry the primary weight-bearing responsibility, can be formed of stronger materials, such as 11 ⁇ 4 or 21 ⁇ 4 chrome steel, if weight or temperatures so dictate, as will be apparent to those in the art.
  • the tube support 40 comprises a single stanchion 42, formed similarly to the previous embodiments, sandwiched between and supporting a pair of coil panels 32 (a so-called "double-pass" arrangement).
  • two series of cast hooks 44b are mounted to opposing sides of the stanchion 42 to bear the weight of the coil panels 32.
  • the hooks 44b should be removably attached to the stanchion 42.
  • a hook 44b can either fit around or into the stanchion 42, and be pinned in place by a pin 47 that passes completely through both the hook 44b and the stanchion 42.
  • Cotter pins (not shown), for example, can be provided at one or both ends of the pin 47 to maintain it in place.
  • the convection section 20 is offset from the radiant coil panel 32.
  • the convection section 20 should be offset at least far enough to permit the coil panel 32 and/or stanchions 42 to be inserted and removed through the longitudinal opening 18 without impinging upon the convection section 20.
  • the convection section 20 is connected to the radiant section 10 by crossover ducts 24. In addition to aiding the flow of exhaust into the convection section 20, this arrangement facilitates individual modular construction and assembly of the convection and radiant sections 20, 10.
  • FIGS. 2 and 7. An optional, and independent, aspect of the invention that is particularly applicable to larger capacity operations is also illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 7.
  • Two substantially identical furnaces 1a, 1b are arranged back-to-back and can be operated in parallel. This is particularly useful in constructing furnaces 1a, 1b employing an offset convection section 20.
  • the furnaces 1a, 1b can structurally stabilize one another. This permits less structural steel to be used in each furnace 1a or 1b than if it were standing alone.
  • This dual furnace arrangement has a major advantage in processes such as EDC cracking, in which the furnaces must be periodically taken off-line and decoked.
  • EDC cracking processes such as EDC cracking
  • one furnace can be operated when the other is taken off-line for decoking or the like.
  • a Terrace WallTM construction evident in FIGS. 2 and 7, be employed in the furnace 1.
  • the details of this construction are set forth in U.S. Patent Nos. 3,230,052, 3,265,043, 3,302,621, 3,348,923 and 4,955,323.
  • This construction provides several benefits.
  • the burners mounted on the burner platform fire upward toward the sloped refractory radiant section wall 12, providing uniform and symmetrical heating to the radiant coil panel 32. This uniform heating decreases the formation of coke in the coil panel 32, which in turn increases the service life of the coil panel 32.
  • the absence of flames directly impinging on the tube 30 also extends service life of coil panel 32.
  • fewer burners are required than in a flat wall furnace, resulting in easier startup and maintenance.
  • the removable bracing 70 and the closure plates 94 are unbolted and removed.
  • the lug assemblies 82 are unbolted from the bridge support members 92, so that the lug assemblies 82 still bear the weight of the tube supports 40 and coil panel 32 but rest freely on the bridge support members 92.
  • the stanchions 42 and/or coil panel 32 are rigged to a crane or the like, and lifted slightly so as to remove the load from the bridge support members 92.
  • the bridge support members 92 are then unbolted and removed, and the coil panel 32 and tube supports 40 can then be lifted out through the longitudinal opening 18.
  • the rungs 44a are unpinned and removed from the stanchion 42.
  • the lug assemblies 82 can first be unbolted from the bridge support members 92, and some of the stanchions 42 (but not the one being removed) and/or the coil panel 32 can be rigged to a crane or the like and lifted slightly so as to remove the load from the rungs 44a of the stanchion to be removed 42.
  • the stanchion 42 can be lifted out through the longitudinal opening 18 with the closure plates 94 and bridge support members 92 still in place.

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